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Harry Behn (September 24, 1898 – September 6, 1973) was an American former screenwriter. He was involved in writing scenes and continuities for a number of screenplays, including the war film The Big Parade in 1925, and Hell's Angels. He graduated from Harvard University in 1922.
Henry Behn (born September 24, 1898, McCade, near Prescott, Arizona, U.S.A.; died on a visit to Seville, Spain, September 6, 1973), American screenwriter, painter, photographer, writer, and translator of prose and poetry, especially for children.
Harry Behn was born September 24, 1898, in Yavapai County, Arizona. He graduated from Harvard University with an S.B. in 1922. He worked as a scenario writer for motion pictures and was chiefly associated with King Vidor’s films.
Harry Behn was himself one of the luminous ones. Fortunately for us he had the ability to capture a few of life's elusive wonders and cage them on a page. Yet, like everything else that slips away when grasped, we can't squeeze these poems too tightly for they might escape. They are the breath beyond what is. Harry Behn's own innate talent with
Harry Behn. (1898—1973) Quick Reference. (1898–1973), American poet who wrote and illustrated poems for children as well as adults. His exquisite novel for young adults, The Faraway Lurs (1963), relates how young lovers who lived ... From: Behn, Harry in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature » Subjects: Literature.
10 Sep 1973 · Harry Behn, a scenarist and author of children's books, died Wednesday on a trip to Seville, Spain. He was 74 years old and lived in Greenwich, Conn.
What is Haiku? This poem by Basho sums it up: II am one. who eats his breakfast. gazing at the morning-glories (Atwood 1967, p. I)1. Haiku arises from the principles of Zen which are alien to logic and metaphor (Behn 1968). They are the flower of a meditative seventeenth century Eastern culture.
